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I want to install the W8 ROM on my X8. At the moment the phone is completely stock. Do I need to install a certain baseband firmware for it to work, or do I just go through the normal rooting and flashing process? First time flashing this specific phone and I don't wanna screw it up! Thanks :)

Does this need a certain baseband?

I've decided to just turn off notifications... Seems there's no way to turn off one Google app without turning off the rest. Thanks!

As the title says, I need to choose between the two. I have the X8 now, but I know someone who'll take it off my hands for a good price, and I'm wondering if it's better to buy the older, but higher spec, Hero? I prefer HTC Sense to Sony Ericsson's UI and the Hero has a superior camera...

Just got an X8 and all is going well, but I prefer the Sony Ericsson e-mail app to the stock GMail one. Obviously I need the Google Account to stay there for the Android Market and such, but is there any way I can just "turn off" the GMail part? Thanks!

Will do :D

I'm sticking my G1 on eBay soon. How do I make sure it's wiped properly before sending it off? At the moment I'm thinking I'm gonna wipe the SD, flash Superwipe, then flash CM6 all over again so it's a completely clean phone. Shouldn't be any problem there, right?

I won't make a judgement based on my G1, I'll make it based on how nice the OS is. If I stick CM6 on it, I'll have Froyo, so it'll be fair. Unfortunately, I don't have the financial resources to purchase two high-end smartphones. However, the guy who won my 3GS was a time waster, so I'm...

I've read that a lot of people have been having a memory failure issue with Galaxy S phones, but I've also read that different memory which isn't effected by the issue is used in the Nexus S. Is this true? I read the FAQ thread and saw no mention of SD issues, so I assume it doesn't effect the...

Here's what I'm actually doing now. This update on the DHD that screwed up MicroSD cards and mucked up a bunch of other things started to scare me off a bit, then I saw the Motorola Atrix at CES and thought I should wait for a 2011 Android phone if I'm gonna go down that route. So I've decided...

Yep. Well, there already is, but it's alpha. A stable release will probably come from Cyanogen first, but he doesn't give ETAs.

That update was one massive disaster judging by what I've seen on here. Good to see HTC did the right thing about it.

There's a fix coming soon :)

The 3GS does have radio hardware, Apple just don't want you using it, and it's hard to hack because there's no drivers for it at all in iOS.

The guy in that video seemed more concerned with form over function, though to be fair he didn't act biased against the DHD at all and he said it was just his choice, so fair enough to him. I'm prepared for Android not having the same level of polish that iOS has (though it's starting to catch...

Sounds like flashing a non-Sense ROM would fix the issues, then. If resetting to factory defaults, from both OS and bootloader level, isn't working for you, then have a go at a new ROM, at least until HTC release an official fix.

Can't you just log out of Facebook in the Sense apps? Unless Sense is also talking to the official Facebook app, that should work.

Where do you actually buy a non-Mocha one from? I'd much rather buy a black one, but I can't find them anywhere... I'm pretty sure they're not even producing them.

Yep, we now have more details about how it's triggered and Android Guys admitted they were wrong: http://www.androidguys.com/2011/01/03/android-sms-bug-real/

The DHD is far superior. Bigger screen, better build quality (bye bye cheap plastic, hello unibody aluminium), and faster hardware (latest Snapdragon and 768MB RAM vs. outdated Hummingbird and 512MB RAM).

Yeah but they're always biased towards Apple. For example, they took points off the DHD in their review because the battery cover on theirs didn't line up perfectly and because the camera lens was unprotected (even though the way its designed means it won't get damaged), whereas they gave an...

I think the only known solution for this is to reset your phone to factory defaults. Back up your data first, though.

Android Guys are doing nothing but speculating. They could be right, of course, but they don't really know anything we don't. There have been a few people who've noted that they've experienced the bug. It could be confusion caused by user error or the bug that brings up the wrong thread (and...

If it only happens on custom ROMs, talk to the developer of the ROM you're using, obviously it's their problem.

So they are now investigating this. I'll be using Handcent on my DHD until they sort it.

Google just updated this to critical, so I'm guessing it'll be patched pretty soon.

Is this fixed by using a different SMS app then? Apparently it happens with e-mails, too, but only with the default e-mail app.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/31/android-still-has-horrible-text-messaging-bugs-thatll-get-you-f/ Is this really a widespread problem, or is it more Engadget anti-Android propaganda?

Clear cache, cookies, history, etc, do a proper reboot (no fastboot) then see if it sorts out.

What MicroSD card do you have? What brand and what class? Also, does your phone have general lag? Have you applied the fix for the /INIT bug? And do you have all the latest updates installed?

The new EU update seems to be causing SMS notification problems for some people.

"You can have your doubts about when your phone maker will finally get around to delivering an Android 2.3 update (March if you're with HTC, June if Samsung, 2017 if you're unfortunate enough to own a Sony Ericsson)" -Engadget ;)

Oh yeah, they got bumped up to 2.1 days before the release of 2.3. A bit later, Samsung released their "ticker" phone with 2.1 loaded on. Meanwhile, HTC has phones running 2.2. I'd say they have a pretty good track record.

HTC are actually pretty reliable with Android updates, especially when you compare them to Sony Ericsson and Samsung, both of which ship brand new phones with outdated versions of Android. Hell, last I checked, the X10 Mini was still stuck on 1.6 officially.

The update won't work unless you have stock recovery.

Really? I was under the impression you had to install a patch. Forgive my noobish comment, I'm mainly here to learn about things before I get my DHD next month :p

Ahh, if the files don't have album art that must mean the HTC Music app put it there. There's probably a setting to turn that off, but I don't have a DHD nearby. I'm sure someone else on here will come along and help with that, though. It's just a case of going through the settings menus and...

Actually, that's something I don't like about Android. Google should have included a setting to turn that off, it drives me 'round the bend.

Just so you all know, the first time you use the GPS on an Android phone tends to take longer than it usually would. After that, it should perform properly.

Here's what would happen if Steve Jobs was more honest... sJbxdaf-cs0

Just did a Google and apparently you can download the OTA update but not install without a stock recovery. I assume you can then install it "manually" with your custom recovery.

What are iPhone fanboys doing on a forum for Windows Mobile and Android users? BTW, I have an iPhone and am selling it for an Android phone as soon as I get enough money to do so (which should be next month). The iPhone is nice, but it's too locked down. Too much form over function, too. Apple...

As long as you have a stock ROM, I think you can.

You're better off asking that in the development forum. Does the album art show up properly for those music files on other devices? You need to put the APN settings for your network into the phone to make the internet work, but make sure you have a data plan before you do or you'll be paying...

You don't get OTA updates with a custom ROM, but you will if you flash back to a stock one.

TBH I need to play with both phones before I make a choice. I've played with a DHD before and was wowed by that screen and the sheer speed, but I have nothing to compare it to.

Yeah the hardware's not as powerful, but it's a Nexus, so you get the officially unlockable bootloader and all the updates really quickly. I also hear Samsungs are more reliable than HTCs in terms of hardware faults, unless I'm mistaken. However, it's still hard to resist HTC Sense, the 4.3...

The only way you'll lose updates is by flashing a custom ROM AFAIK. An update might break your root (not sure), but you should still get it.

Yeah I just saw that on Engadget! I have a dilemma now...